Gluten Free Orange Cake (Sicilian Whole Orange Cake)
An incredibly moist and delicious whole orange cake which no one will ever guess is gluten free!
Equipment
Ingredients
Gluten Free Cake:
- 3 eggs
- 1 ⅛ cup sugar
- 1 cup gluten free baking flour
- ½ cup rice flour
- 3 tsp baking powder or 1 packet Italian Paneangeli vanilla baking powder
- ¼ tsp xanthan gum
- ⅓ cup butter softened
- ⅓ cup cream cheese at room temperature
- 1 large orange organic, washed, and cut into pieces (with the rind, but remove the seeds)
Glaze
- orange juice organic, from one orange
- ¼ cup sugar
Instructions
Make the cake:
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Prepare an 8" springform pan by spraying with oil (or butter) and lining in parchment paper (sides optional, if you want really clean sides), then spray the paper, too.
- Place the sugar and eggs in a large bowl and beat with a mixer until light and fluffy.
- Mix the gluten free flour with the rice flour, Paneangeli powder (or baking powder) and xanthan gum. Add to the mixture in the bowl a little at a time along with the softened butter. Continue to mix until completely blended, then mix in the softened cream cheese.
- In a food processor, process the whole orange until it is almost pureed.
- Add this orange to the cake mixture and stir until evenly combined, then put the batter into the prepared tin.
- Bake for 50-60 minutes (depending on your oven), but test with a cake tester or skewer to make sure the orange cake is done before removing from the oven. Allow to cool for about 15 minutes, then remove the side of the springform pan.
- Make the glaze:
- Prepare the glaze by melting the sugar in the orange juice and allow to simmer for a few minutes, just until the liquid has a syrupy consistency.
- Spoon and brush over the top of the cake, while it's still hot, and allow to cool completely before cutting.
Notes
- If you like this cake, try the lemon version, too.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 237kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 184mg | Potassium: 59mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 336IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 86mg | Iron: 1mg
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